Strike action tomorrow disrupts Hamilton bus passengers

Hamilton bus services will be disrupted tomorrow morning due
to industrial action by bus drivers.

First Union
members have given notice to Go Bus Transport that they will
strike from 5am until 9am (Tuesday, 22 October). However,
the effects of the strike on bus services could continue
until about 11am, Waikato Regional Council warns.

The Orbiter
will also run as normal. The CBD Shuttle will operate around
every 15 minutes and the two 4N Flagstaff North bus services
will combine into one service for the duration of the driver
strike. There will be a limited service on the following
routes: 1 Pukete, 2 Silverdale, 3 Dinsdale, 6 Mahoe, 9
Nawton and 16 Rototuna. Timetables will be online later this
afternoon.

At this stage, no other Hamilton bus
services will operate during the industrial action.

Waikato
Regional Council, which is responsible for managing bus
service contracts in the region, urged people to check for
updates before they travelled in case there were further
changes.

Public transport operations manager Andrew
Wilson said service updates would be posted to the BUSIT
Facebook page and website.

“Our staff are working
closely with Go Bus, looking at the city bus timetables to
see if we are able to resource any other services to
minimise the inconvenience to our passengers.

“We
will provide an update later this afternoon, and passengers
are urged to please check individual route information
before travelling in the morning. If people have any
queries, they are welcome to call us anytime on 0800 205
305,” Mr Wilson
said.

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